New York Rock Ensemble
1971-06-xx Boston, Massachusetts WBCN-FM Intermedia Studios (1st gen. FM, but NOT hi-fi)
01. --introduction--
02. Little Virgins (?) -> ? -> Running Down The Highway
03. As Far As I Can See (?)
04. Who Do You Love
05. Gravedigger (band jams at beginning while DJ talks) -> ? (instrumental) -> Beside You
06. --lots of talkin'--
07. You Had My Tin -> Whiter Shade Of Pale
08. More Like The Master -> It Brings Me Down (?) -> ? (instrumental) -> Rising With The Sun (?)
09. --closing comments--
Total Time ::: 1:06:04
NOTE: Great music & low gen, but not super quality. Check samples... quality brightens some up after about 4 minutes - not hi-fi but easier to groove... Ads for sponsors cut due to commercially released music. Did some damn fine splicing where there were problems & the music flow returned. Overall, a MUCH easier listen than my cassette!
Recording Information ::: WBCN-FM stereo broadcast -> master off-air reel-to-reel -> 1st generation Maxell XLIIS-90 cassette, Dolby B on.
Playback 2011-06-24 ::: 1st generation Maxell XLIIS-90 cassette on Nakamichi BX-300 cassette deck, Dolby B on, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> Tascam CD-RW900SL professional CD recorder -> CD-RW, no track splits -> computer -> EAC secure -> wav file -> Audacity (for fades & glitches, no EQ) -> CD Wave for track splits -> Trader's Little Helper -> various ears around the world.
Probable Line-up (Brian Corrigan had left & name had changed from "New York Rock & Roll Ensemble" to "New York Rock Ensemble"):
Dorian Rudnytsky - bass, cello // Michael Kamen - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals // ?artin Fulterman - drums, oboe // Clifton ?ivison - lead guitar, vocals
Nothing here has ever been commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.
Thanks to the original taper & the honourable Zingg for finding what was left of this reel out in the world & running me a direct copy. As far as I can tell it hasn't been up here before.
Corrections & more songlist info would be welcome. If pitch is still incorrect, email me & maybe I'll get around to fixing it. I use a pitch pipe, check 3-4 songs & when in doubt compare 1-2 songs on a time-appropriate album, but sometimes I'm off. If Dolby was present, it was dealt with as seemed best to me.
Cool Sonics Series CSS-003
This one is almost a heart-stopper, but the taper had radio reception problems which are sometimes annoying & by the time the reel was copied in the early 90s(?), it had degraded quite a bit, especially at the beginning. So...there is a bit o' flutter & a some of spots of speed & tape garble... Having said that, it was a radio studio broadcast & not TOO bad. I was psyched as it provides some fine listening & further education about a band I was fascinated with at an early age & still listen to. If you're into them, you'll want to hear it! Some killer guitar playing & effects throughout. It's the night after they played outside in Boston for some 40,000 people (for free), approximately 2 days after Father's Day, so likely someone can date this exactly with a bit of research. I left the medleys together without trying for imaginary track splits. More recordings on the way. Alas, up until September 2011, I suffered from SERIOUSLY slow internet access (hence my lousy ratio). I am fixing that as fast as I can, now that I am able. Enjoy, share, give, spread peace.
Since we're all gettin' older & reminiscin' is in vogue... Kudos to: Zongo for life support & Lochner for microphones & much more. A bow to Fast Freddie for running Video Dick's Record Emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks & supporting my 1980's 20+ cassette-a-day habit (4 machines at home just weren't enough)! Thanks to Hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace) for over 30 years of trading, friendship (+ frau introductions!). Mountains of gratitude to Davmar, D.White, Sanchez, Elliot, The Florida Kid, Kloiber, Zingg, JTW, Bershaw, Boston Gold, Moore, Miller & SO many more for all that collecting & sharing... And royal thanks to The Man In The Palace, Doc Tinker, Brinkhoffs, Barely Eatin', Reel Master Gaule, Dean Parrish (how are ya dude?) & all those traders who housed & fed me through my many music acquisition & travel years. Steppin' back to the seeds - hats off to Brother Kent, Uncle Jake, Ena Whisnant (& her neighbor Frank) & his honor Ptomaine Thomas. A glass is raised to Byron for musical horizon expansion & am much obliged to J & Thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift.
Support the artists!
Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!
P.S. Well, obviously it would be copesetic if someone has a better source & could share it. I know there are many Boston heads & ex-WBCN DJs out there. I understand there is at least one live Michael Kayman tape that makes the rounds. It would be great if someone could share that or any other live N.Y. Rock Ensemble gigs. I have the Fillmore West 1969-02 audience tape & the Ultrasonic radio broadcast. Are there any others about?